Main distributing water trough for cooling towers and the like



Feb. 21, 1928.

G. J. STOCKER MAIN DISTRIBUTING WATER THOUGH F'OR COOLING TOWERS AND THE LIKE Patented Feb. 21, 1928. I V

V UNITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I GEORGE J, STOCKER OF ST. LOUI S, MIS SOURI.

MAIN DISTRIBUTING WATER THOUGH FOB COOLING TOWERS AND THE LIKE.

Application filed August 10, Serial No. 656,764.

This invention relates to an improvement A series of approximately inverted .V 65 in water troughs for cooling towers and shape grooves 6 are provided in the outer more particularly pertains" to the main dissurface of each of the side walls 2, each intributi'ng water troughs of the tower which verted V-shape groove being comprised of feeds the auxiliary distributing troughsto a pair of *angularly disposed grooves 7 the checkenwork of the tower, the main which extend from the bottom to the top of 60 purpose thereof being to provide a trough each of the side walls and which join each of an improved construction in which the other at thetopas shown in Fig. 1. Each water is permitted to overflow the sides of said grooves is for the securing of a 1 thereof. cleat or guiding vane 8 each of which is pro- Another object -of the invention is in provided with a tongue 9 for engaging within 65 viding a main distributing water trough a respective g'roove,said vanes when mountwith an improved arrangement of guiding ed in pairs of respective grooves wedging vanes which are arranged on the sides of the against each other at their upper ends as trough for directing the "overflowing" water designated at 10 thereby providing a wedgto the auxiliary distributing troughs. ing lock for each pair of abutting vanes 8. 70

A further objectof the invention is in The pairs of guiding vanes 8 as shown are providing the main distributing water disposed in spaced relation to adjacent pairs trough of a cooling tower with inclining thereby providing a valley 11 between each side walls for the water overflow and with pair of guiding vanes-8, said valleys being improved means upon the sides of the wider at the upper end than at the lower' trough for directing theoverflow. end. Each pair of guiding vanes 8 isof, a Other and further objects will appear in length so as to extend upwardly above the the specification and be specifically pointed top of each of the side walls 2.

out in the appended claims, reference being In the use of a device of this improved had'to the accompanying drawings, exemcharacter, the mounting of the trough isco plifying the invention, and in which uppermost above the auxiliary distributing Figure l is a plan view-of this improved troughs 12 as shownin Fig. 1, in which remain distributing water trough having an spective oppositely disposed pairs of valleys intermediate portion thereof broken away or pathways llof the respective side walls and showing a portion of the trough partly 2 will be disposed directly above the respec- 5 assembled. tive auxiliary troughs 12.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation lVater is supplied to the main distributof Fig, 1. ing trough by piping means not shown, and Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section inasmuch as the water supply to the main taken on the line III-J11 of Fig. 2. distributing trough is continuous when a Figure 4: is an enlarged fragmentary horicooling tower which this improved trough zontal section taken on the line IV--IV of is a part of is in operation, the discharge of Fig. 2. water from this'improved trough will be by 40 Referring by numerals to the accompanyoverflow over the top edges 13 of each of ing drawings this improved trough is prefthe side walls 2. The upwardly extending 5 erably constructed of wood and is comprised abutting ends of the pairs of guiding vanes of a bottom 1 which is enclosed by upward- 8 will divide the water overflow of each side ly and inwardly inclining side walls 2 and wall, so that the overflowing water will flow 5 secured between adjacent ends of said side into the several valleys or pathways 11 prowalls are respective end members .3. vided by the guiding members 8, the lower Cross members such as 4 are arranged for converging ends 14: of each passageway dithe support of the bottom 1, said cross memrecting the overflowing water in relatively bers being longer than the width of the botnarrow streams to respective auxiliary 50 tom and are cutout at their ends as desigtroughs 12 from which the water will be disnated at 5 on the upper surface thereof, charged by overflowing or otherwise from said out out portions being for the support said auxiliary troughs onto the checker-work of the side walls 2 as shown more clearly not shown which is located beneath said in Fig. 3. auxiliary troughs.

Inasmuch as the end walls 3 of the trough extend above the side walls 2, the water can not overflow said end Walls.- s

In a trough of this improved character which is constructed of wood, the durability of the trough for the purpose intended is obvious.

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'l. A distributing trough for a cooling tower having oppositely disposed side walls which lean towards each other, guiding members arranged in pairs and abutting together at one end, said pairs of guiding members being secured to said side walls and spaced from one another so as to form guideways between adjacent pairs of guiding members for the directingiot the water overflow from the trough.

2A distributing trough for a cooling tower having oppositely disposed side walls which lean towards each other, guiding members get-her at one end, said. pairs of guiding members being secured to said side walls and spaced trom one another so as to form guideways between adjacent pairs ofguiding members for the directing of the water overflow trom the trough, the abutting ends of said pairs oi. guiding members projecting above said side walls.

3. A distributing trough for a cooling tower, having oppositely disposed side walls which leantowards each other and end walls projecting above said side walls, a series of angularly disposed guiding members secured to each of said side walls arranged was to provide downward converging passageways on the outside of said walls, said guiding members projecting above the respective arranged in pairs, and abutting to-,

4:. A distributing trough; for a cooling tower having oppositelydisposed side walls which lean towards each other andend walls projecting above said "side walls, a series of angularly disposed grooves formed on the" outside of each of said "side walls, a guiding member mounted in each otsaid grooves, said guiding members providing downwardly converging passageways on; the outside' of each of said side walls for the reception of the water overflow from said trough, said guiding members projecting above, the respective vside walls to which they are secured so as to provide dividing members for water overflow from said trough.

5. A distributing trough l orfa cooling tower having side-walls s over which. the water from the trough overflows, one or" said walls being verted V-shaped grooves, and" a guiding member secured in the leg of each V-shap ed groove for dividing and'directing the water flow from the trough. 4 v

6. A distributing trough for 'accooling tower having oppositely disposed sidewalls which lean towards each other andfend walls, each of said side walls having a series of grooves formed in the outside thereof, a guiding member mounted. in each of said grooves, said groovesand the guiding members therein being disposed so as to pro vide converging passageways for the reception of the water flow from the trough, said guiding members 7 side walls.

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